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Try These West African Spices in Your Holiday Baking

Have some fun with fusion.

Andrew Coletti, Atlas Obscura

December 11, 2023

holidays with a twist

The Weird, Wonderful World of Collecting French Cake Figurines

Porcelain or plastic, Harry Potter or copulating couple, fèves come in all shapes and sizes.

Emily Monaco, Atlas Obscura

December 8, 2023

Make Thailand’s Golden Threads Dessert

A recipe from the countess who ran the royal kitchens of Siam.

Andrew Coletti, Atlas Obscura

historical recipes

How a Midnight Feast Became a Month-Long Dining Extravaganza in New Orleans

Revel in Réveillon all December long in the Crescent City.

Eat This Filipino Feast with Your Hands

The kamayan, also known as a boodle fight, has a long, curious history.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

December 4, 2023

Gastro Obscura's 10 Essential Places to Eat in Vietnam

Feast on broken rice, late-night noodles, and whipped egg coffee.

Dan Q. Dao, Atlas Obscura

December 4, 2023

The Ultimate Gastro Obscura Gift Guide

Our favorite food gifts your loved ones don’t already have.

Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura

November 30, 2023

The Tragic and Inspiring Story of the ‘Queen of Thai Desserts’

From countess to political prisoner to palace chef, Maria Guyomar de Pinha lived a life fit for the screen.

Andrew Coletti, Atlas Obscura

Podcast: Nue

Street food is a global phenomenon these days, and here's a place in Seattle that really embraces it.

The Podcast Team , Atlas Obscura

November 27, 2023

Why We Couldn’t Describe a Flavor We Taste Every Day

The human tongue detected it long before it could say it.

Frank Jacobs, Atlas Obscura

November 24, 2023

Before Thanksgiving, There Were the Feasts of 'The Order of the Good Cheer'

North America's first culinary social club was born in the 17th-century Canadian frontier.

Laura Kiniry, Atlas Obscura

November 21, 2023

I Bought an Ostrich Egg, and Here's What I Made With It

First step: Grab a hammer.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

November 20, 2023

Do Colder or Warmer Places Eat More Spicy or Bland Food?

The correlation between temperature and flavor is obvious across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Frank Jacobs, Atlas Obscura

November 17, 2023

The Fantastical Feasts of England's First Celebrity Chef

Pastry warships, frogs hopping out of pies, and other spectacles devised by Robert May.

Amanda Herbert, Atlas Obscura

November 17, 2023

Make Ancient Roman Brain and Rose Soufflé

Somebody in the fifth century combined these ingredients into one recipe, and probably no one has since.

Andrew Coletti, Atlas Obscura

November 14, 2023

The Beauty of Catalonia's Modernist 'Wine Cathedrals'

Winemaking collectives pooled their resources to build these architectural wonders.

Noah Lederman, Atlas Obscura

November 14, 2023

How Canned Food Went From Military Rations to Fancy Appetizers

This simple technology changed the world.

Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura

November 13, 2023

The Biology Teacher Resurrecting Germany's 500-Year-Old Mite Cheese

At this charming farm, quirk meets quark to make a unique cheese.

Susannah Edelbaum, Atlas Obscura

November 13, 2023